Deacons + Deaconesses: Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), Fredericksburg, Virginia

Click here to hear excerpts from a traditional spiritual sung as a choir processional during the 11:00 a.m. service on September 3, 2006: "Children of God,

keep on marchin',

for one of these days,

we shall be free..."

(MP3 format)

Featured voices are the Senior Choir and Men's Choir of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), with the Rev. Ronald Cooper singing the lead

Shiloh Old Site's Pastoral Ministries

Deacons and Deaconesses

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for they who love their neighbor have fulfilled the law (Romans 13:8)

Groups of deacons and deaconesses play major roles in the pastoral ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site). Each deacon or deaconess is a specially called servant of God, ministering in God's name to the congregation and the community. Biblically, deacons included both men and women, serving wherever there was a need among God's people. Today we think of "deacons" as dedicated servants within a Christian congregation, but a comparable position was also present in the Jewish synagogues where our own faith had its birth.

At Shiloh Old Site, male and female deacons serve as separate bodies. Each group has as its own independent leadership, but together they have the same mission: to enhance the life of God's people through faithful service to others.

For information on either group, click one of the options below:

Last update for this page: 12/07/2009

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